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Vermin Supreme poses with a pony as a dog watches at Hillary Clinton's book event at Gibson's in Concord in December. (DAVID LANE/UNION LEADER)

Some say the 2020 First in the Nation Primary season begins now, as we round the bend into the midterm elections and candidates swarm the state. But for true contenders, the season never ends — and there is no truer contender for the US presidency than Vermin Love Supreme, a “fringe” candidate who has been running for the office since 1992 on a colorful campaign platform that promises a free pony for every American.